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USDOT 289876MC198624

Southwest Express Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

39 years (granted 1987)

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Liability filing

$4M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

76 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Southwest Express Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1015 West City Limits, Hugoton, KS 67951

Phone

(620) 544-7500

Power units

28

Drivers

29

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC198624

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 12/05/2006 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 01/08/2007
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 12/05/2006 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 01/08/2007

Insurance filings

91X — Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)
91X — Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $4M (as filed)
34 — Lexington Insurance Company

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.3%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 76 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

9.2%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 76 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

dougm@martintruckinginc.com — company domain

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Domain age

martintruckinginc.com registered 2025-07-23 (1 year) — registered less than a year ago

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: OK 04/2025 · TX 03/2025 · NM 03/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 162025: 292024: 242023: 7
Level II — Walk-around: 47Level I — Full: 18Level III — Driver-only: 11
DateStateLevel
Jun 15, 2026KSLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026IALevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026KSLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026OKLevel I — Full
Apr 16, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 1, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 28, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 23, 2026OKLevel I — Full
Mar 23, 2026OKLevel I — Full
Mar 11, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 9, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 21, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 13, 2026IALevel I — Full
Jan 7, 2026KSLevel I — Full
Dec 11, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 3, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 3, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 21, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 14, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 14, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 26, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 18, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 18, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 27, 2025OKLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 22, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2025KSLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2025KSLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2025OKLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2025AZLevel I — Full
May 27, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
May 19, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Apr 9, 2025KSLevel I — Full
Mar 25, 2025OKLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 7, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 7, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 1, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 5, 2025OKLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 2, 2025KSLevel I — Full
Dec 30, 2024MOLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 26, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 12, 2024NMLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 25, 2024AZLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 24, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 22, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 3, 2024KSLevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2024MOLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2024OKLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 20, 2024KSLevel I — Full
Jun 12, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
May 16, 2024OKLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2024OKLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 9, 2024NMLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 1, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2024NMLevel I — Full
Feb 23, 2024OKLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 7, 2024MOLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 1, 2024NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 4, 2024OKLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 27, 2023NMLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 30, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 26, 2023NMLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 23, 2023KSLevel I — Full
Aug 22, 2023NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 26, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 12, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 76 of 76 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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